misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoStarlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidieswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square195linkfedilinkarrow-up1490arrow-down111cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squaredeletes_their_posts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69·edit-22 years agoISPs in the USA were paid millions over a decade ago to lay a coast-to-coast fiber network across the country but instead took the money and ran then faced zero consequences.
minus-squareSupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoYep almost a trillion dollars. Was 900 billion something.
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoWe share your pain in Canada with our telecom companies
minus-squareOderus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoBy competition surely you meant oligarchy.
ISPs in the USA were paid millions over a decade ago to lay a coast-to-coast fiber network across the country but instead took the money and ran then faced zero consequences.
*billions
Yep almost a trillion dollars. Was 900 billion something.
We share your pain in Canada with our telecom companies
By competition surely you meant oligarchy.